Brady at 2 months old

Living it up at Camp

First try at the bumbo

I said this last post, but I cannot believe you are 2 months old already! Where has time gone and where has my little baby gone? We went to the pediatrician for your 2 month appointment a little early as we we were taking a plane ride when you were 7 weeks old - you did well with the shots, but it broke mommy's heart when you screamed in pain. You had no reactions, but slept pretty much the whole day. You were 23" long and weighed 11 lbs 10 oz. You love to eat, which is now starting to show - you have cute little rolls on your arms and legs - I could eat them up...honestly! You took your first plane ride when you were 7 weeks old - you did pretty well considering I fed you the entire time! You enjoyed camp as well, but not so much in the water  (it was a little too cold for you)! 

I thought you were collicky while we were at camp, but realized that you were not getting enough to eat from me. So no more nursing for you, I solely pump and you eat from a bottle. You have had no issues with the bottle which I'm grateful for. Now that we figured out what was wrong, you are a happy camper!

We made our first trip to the pediatrician for a non-health visit as your big sister Harper put a bobby pin in your ear and we weren't sure if there was any damage. Thankfully we got a clean bill of health report!

You rolled over for the first time the other day - I thought it was an accident, but today you rolled over 4x's in a row!!

Brady you are growing so fast, it makes me sad. We thought Harper could be the only joy of our life, but you completely proved us wrong! We love you so much and can't wait for you to enjoy our new family of four!

Harper is 20 months old

Sliding down the BIG water slide at Great G-ma and G-pa's house in NY (you LOVED this) and kept saying, My Turn!

Getting ready to go fishing with Daddy!

Things you are doing at 20 months:
1. Putting two words together (your most frequently said: Hi Baby, Bye Bye Baby, Hi Puppy and Yes Please)
2. Saying Love you (only your dad and I would understand that
3. Finally saying Thanks
4. You love to "drive" daddy's car when you see him pull up to the driveway
5. You are a BIG daddy's girl right now
6. Since Brady has arrived, I think you have become a little jealous, especially when someone is feeding him
7. You love to kiss your brother - you call him Baby b/c you can't say Brady (yet)
8. You are still wearing size 4 diapers and between 18 - 24 month clothes
9. We successfully moved you into a big girl bed and you LOVE it. Daddy has put every stuffed animal that was in your crib in your big girl bed!
10. You currently love humus, cottage cheese, american cheese slices, apples which you dip in peanut butter/caramel sauce, any kind of fruit, smoothies, yogurt popsicles, chicken, green beans, asparagus, peas, ice cream and cookies (which are your two new favorite words), and always FISH!
11. We have told you multiple times when you are drinking juice, milk, or water but you insist on calling everything JUICE
12. You are a fish in the water and you have no fear!
13. We took you tubing at Buck Lake for the first time and you had the time of your life - you kept saying WEEEEE when we would go over waves
14. You listen when you want
15. The terrible 2's has started already.....what are we in for?
16. You received your first big wheels - and you love riding it, although your feet don't stretch all the way to the pedals
17. Your eyes are a very pretty hazel (green/grey/blue)
18. You are a tan little toe-head
19. You love being outside and helping mommy water the flowers
20. You can point to a family member in a picture and name them

Harper you are and have always been the light of our lives and it has only gotten to be more interesting and fun every month! We love with all of our hearts and are glad we were blessed with you as our child!

Brady at 1 month old

I cannot believe it has already been an entire month that you have been in our lives!  This past month has completely flown by. You are an absolute joy in our lives!!  Over the last month, your sleeping has gotten much better. At first you were getting up every hour or hour and a half to eat and that just completely wore me out. Now during the day you are eating every 2-3 hours and at night waking up every 3-4 hours!!!  YEA!!!  You are staying awake for longer periods of time and have recently taken a liking to Harper! You stare at her while I'm changing your diaper. You can also follow daddy and I with your eyes! You love watching the fan when it's on. Just a few days ago you SMILED at me for the first time! You definitely weren't gassy, so I'm going to say it was your first real smile!!

Welcome to our family Brady Paul Kunath!  Buckle your seatbelt as we are going to take you on some fun rides!!!!

Just chillin on the floor

"Watching" hockey with daddy

Welcome Brady Paul Kunath

Brady Paul Kunath was born May 16, 2011 at 1:30pm.

Weighing 7'10 oz and Measuring 20 1/2" long

You are absolutely perfect and a dream come true

We love you!

Coming home from hospital

Family of 4 FINALLY

Harper is 19 months old

First art project. I think you were a little confused on where to put the paint!

19 Things at 19 Months:

1. You have recently become a BIG sister, and are loving helping mommy and daddy out with your new baby brother Brady
2. You have FINALLY said two words (besides apple juice a few months ago) - you say bye bye juice (but you only say this when we go to bed and you don't have your juice (or milk which is what you call juice).
3. You have become quite the dancer, and love to spin in circles while we sing ring around the posey - and you keep spinning and spinning and spinning and then do a butt bomb. You will continue to spin until we finally say that's enough - you are so dizzy at this time that you fall all over the place
4. You are officially a daddy's girl. Dadda is the first word out of your mouth when you wake up in the morning - you love your daddy and he sure loves you too
5. You have a very cute relationship with your dad that has truly grown over the last few months. Daddy asks you, "Who's pretty?" And you enthusiastically say, "ME!"  Every once in awhile you will say, "Mamma," when daddy asks you that question and it absolutely melts my heart!
6. You are still wearing size 4 diapers, clothes 18mos - 2T and size 5 shoes, weigh 20.8lbs and measure 31" long.
7. You recently went swimming in Alabama at a hotel pool and we realized you have no fear of the water. It's a good thing your dad was around you when you decided to jump into the pool! Swimming lessons are much needed at this time!
8. You are the sweetest mini momma with your baby dolls. You love to push your baby in the stroller, feed him, carry him in the car seat and also have recently started to burp him like mommy.
9. It doesn't matter what time of day it is you always grab your shoes and say, "bye bye!"
10. Up is still up and down to you!
11. When we get ready to leave, you say, "bye bye" and then point to Brady (as if we are going to leave him!)
12. If we are not careful you may be pulling your brother around by his feet when we aren't watching!  You are very strong and have decided multiple times to try and lift Brady by yourself
13. You are still taking classes at My Gym. You love your hour a week of gym time and have become quite the gymnast. You can hang on the monkey bars for about 10-15 seconds without falling off and no one holding onto you. You can also get up on a ground level balance beam all by yourself and take a few steps without help and without falling off.
14. You love swinging in your swing outside and pulling your wagon in the front cul-de-sac
15. For some reason this month you don't like vegetables - not sure why either. Chicken has become something you like this month though. Yea for liking chicken and boo for not eating your veggies.
16. You love mommy and daddy to read books to you and have recently discovered the correct direction a book should go when you are reading.
17. You can point out: duck, boat, apple, stroller, robot, bus, cup, dog, cat, cow, flower, teddy bear, fish and many other items in your "look at me book."
18. You mimic everything that daddy and I do - this is when we need to watch what we say!!
19. Recently while we were taking a car trip to Alabama, Brady was crying as we first left and I looked back to where you were sitting and you put your finger over your mouth and said, "SSHH," and then put your fingers in your ears! It was the cutest thing and daddy and I could not quit laughing! You are so smart!

Harper you make your daddy and I the happiest people on the planet!  We couldn't have asked for anything more! You put smiles on our faces everyday! We love you!

37 Weeks and counting

So today I am finally FULL TERM!!!  I am finally 37 weeks!  This pregnancy has been completely different from when I was pregnant with Harper for a few reasons:

1. The time has flown by
2. I can barely bend over and pick up after Harper - hoping her cleaning up will kick in gear any day!
3. All I crave is fast food and cherry coke - ugh oh
4. I was 50% effaced and 1.5 centimeters dilated at my 36 week appt. - I was never dilated with Harper
5. I started having contractions around week 25 (which they say is normal).
6. I actually think I'm carrying baby boy the same as I was with Harper - if you look back at my 2009 posts
7. This baby MOVES alot more than Harper did
8. I think I need to sit down and relax and enjoy the movement of our baby inside my stomach, since this may be the last baby we have.

Things I'm wondering:
1. What color eyes he will have
2. Will he have hair or be bald like Harper
3. Will I remember what to do with a newborn
4. Will he sleep as well as Harper did when she was a newborn
5. Will feeding him come as easy as it did with Harper
6. Will Harper understand who this baby is and that he will permanently stay
7. How Harper will act once she doesn't have mommy and daddy's 100% attention
8. Since everyone says Harper looks so much like Danny, will the little guy look like me at all?

37 weeks

I didn't mean to dress us in the same colors!

Harper is 17 months old

What is this white stuff mom? I'm used to dirt! (Destin, FL. March 2011)

17 things at 17 months

1.  You are talking a lot more - you say please (peas), up, down, that (and points to what you want), hockey, Addie (your friend's name is Addison) and much much more

2. You are running everywhere and rarely fall

3.  You still love to play in the dirt - and pretty much eat it if it's soft

4. You love to go outside - constantly saying outside (what we understand) and cry when we bring you inside no matter what time of day it is

5. You are becoming a better eater, but we do have battles at least once a day

6. You give kisses on the lips and say bye bye when we lay you in your bed

7. You give hugs  by putting your head on our shoulders and sometimes wrap your arms around us 

8. We started doing time outs - sometimes they are successful and other times it's a fight

9.  You get frustrated when you can't figure out how to do something or your feet/hands get stuck somewhere you don't want them

10. You love jumping on your trampoline and your bed

11. You have recently started using chalk to color on the sidewalk, but you still love to eat it (not sure why it's tastes so good to you)

12. You are wearing 18 month clothes and some 2T

13. You love taking baths and showers. You know that after dinner we go directly to the tub and you can't wait. You lift your arms for me to take off your clothes, and then try to take your diaper off all by yourself - it hasn't worked so far so we are lucky

14. You are still taking two naps a day (sometimes 2 hours each).

15. You love your daddy, and whenever he walks in the door you laugh and run away from him to chase you

16. You think your belly is called baby (whoops - our fault)

17. You are an absolute joy to be around and I can't wait for you to be a big sister next month! You are the light of our lives and put smiles on our faces daily!